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Effectiveness of an Educational Program in the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fractures

NCT00589615 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2181

Last updated 2008-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study will elucidate the effectiveness of an educational program in the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures. A random sample of the female population in Southern Finland (Uusimaa region) within the age group of 60-70 years was drawn from the population registry. From 1996 through 2000, 2181 women from the population register were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention and to the control group. The subjects in the intervention group have been on a multidisciplinary program and the subjects in the control group received osteoporosis prevention information through the media and health care system. An end point is any fracture during the ten-year follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

multidisciplinary osteoporosis prevention educational program

The program includes individualized counseling aimed at improving diet, muscle strength, balance, and informing individuals about home hazards and the use of medicine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Miina Sillanpää Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Helsinki

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matti J Välimäki, MD, PhD · Helsinki University Central Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-01-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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